The Business of Cake Making Podcast

Ep 99 - Cake Consultations. An Update.

Back in May 2020 we released episode 5 all about cake consultations. The world has changed hugely since then so we thought we should do an update episode about what we do now, post-covid.

Sammie and Bronya chat through their process of consultation, design and booking, including supplying sample boxes and whether they invite clients to their houses or not.

Next episode is episode 100 and we want to hear from you. Voice note us, message us, come and chat. We want to celebrate you and your business while we celebrate ours!

 

Ep 98 - Publishing Your Prices

This week Bronya and Sammie talk about why you shouldn't be scared to put your prices out there. 

They talk about how it will save you time, how it will position you in the market and how it will help to make you value yourself.

 

Ep 97 - Diversifying your Cake Business

This week Sammie and Bronya chat about how you can use you cake making skills to make money in other ways.

You have skills that people want, and that doesn't always include making wedding or birthday cakes. What else can you do in your business?

Ep 96 - Using AI in your Cake Business

For 2 totally un-technically minded people, Bronya and Sammie did a good attempt about using AI in your cake business. It's a rollercoaster but keep with it.

AI isn't going anywhere soon, and there are actually lots of tools that can help you in business. Sammie tried loads, Bronya tried a few, and here are their opinions of what was good and what was bad.

Ep 95 - Christina Georgiou from Tasteful Cakes

We're back this week with another great guest. 

We first met Christina at the Cake and Bake Show last year, and then Sammie went to one of her classes and we said we just had to get her on for a chat.

She talks about how she got into cake making, and more importantly model making. She is passionate about her art and believes that everyone can and should be able to make models.

Hear about all the new things she's got coming up.

Ep 94 - The Definitive Guide to Putting Fresh Flowers on Cakes

This week we are talking about putting fresh flowers on cakes. 

It's a topic that we are all a bit fuzzy around the edges on, so we went straight to the experts and got our information from the Food Standards Agency! The email we got back was from @food.gov.uk - you can't get much more official than that!

Who's responsibility is it if you get given a toxic flower from a florist? Who responsibility is it to put the flowers on the cake correctly? What happens if you do it wrong? How do you do it right? 

Also, rumour has it that there is a food safe florist tape on the market - we investigate.

This is a crucial episode for anyone adding fresh flowers to their cakes!

Ep 93 - Our Cake Decorating Routines, Hints and Tips

This week we're chatting about making cakes. Specifically, what happens once the cake has come out of the oven and we're ready to fill and decorate.

We chat about everything from ganache, buttercream, using a dam, centre dowels and we have a long chat about flowers.

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Ep 92 - What to do when life gets in the way of your Cake Business

The working title for this episode was actually - What to do when life goes tits up!

We've all been there, we're trundling through life and business quite happily and then something happens that wasn't planned. What can we do to protect ourselves and our business when things don't go as we excepted it to?

Sammie and Bronya chat through their recent experiences and how they dealt with things, and if there was anything else they could have done differently.

Ep 91 - Affirmations

This is a super quick episode this week because Sammie it off having fun somewhere Greek and gorgeous.

Bronya is talking you through a few affirmations that can help in your cake business. Running a business is hard and we should all look after ourselves. Affirmations are a way we can be kind to ourselves and positively move our businesses forward.

Back to normal next week, see you then.

Episode 90 - Google Analytics 4 for Cake Makers

This episode is NOT our strong point, but we have tried to tackle it anyway. We are talking Google Analytics Today!

As a cake maker what are the analytics you need to look at and how do you get there? 

Google Analytics changes for Universal Analytics to GA4 in July 1st. So what do you need to be doing to get the best out of your website.

For anyone who's finding it a little confusing, this episode will be made into a blog post. Join our mailing list to be informed of when the post is live on our website: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/j7z9q9